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Is the Anukramani index of sages and deities of the Rig Veda available online?
As I discuss in this answer, how the Vedas originated is that from time immemorial, sages known as Dhristas have heard mantras (sacred verses) directly from the gods during a state of Tapasya (deep ...
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What scripture does the sacred thread mantra come from?
If you're a brahmin, you're probably familiar with the following mantra (see page 2):
Yajnopavitam, paramam pavitram
Prajapatim yatsahajam purastath |
Ayushyam agriyam pratimunja subhram
Yajnopavitam ...
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Which verses of the Sama Veda are not taken from the Rig Veda?
Which verses of the Sama Veda are unique to itself and are NOT taken from the Rig Veda?
Different websites say different amounts of verses are exclusive, but they all say less than 100.
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Who is the seer of the Nila Sukta, the Vedic hymn to Vishnu's wife Nila Devi?
Most people know about Radha, who is said to be Krishna's lover and his favorite among the Gopis, whom Krishna spent time with during his childhood in Vrindavan and Gokulam. Yet the Sri Vaishnava sect ...
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Has the Anukramani of the Shukla Yajur Veda ever been published in any form?
Each of the four Vedas consists of four parts: Samhitas, Brahmanas, Aranyakas and Upanishads. But the core of the Vedas is the Samhitas, which consist of verses heard directly from the gods by sages ...
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What is shathpatha Brahman
I want to know what exactly is shathpatha bramhan and what is it used for? I mean this page describes it as
The Satapatha Brahmana is a Hindu sacred text which describes details of Vedic rituals, ...
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What parts of the TaittirIya Samhita of the Yajur Veda are Shruti?
As I discuss in this answer, each of the four Vedas consists of four portions: Samhitas, the core part of the Vedas which consist of verses heard from the gods; Brahmanas, commentaries on the Samhitas ...
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Does the Taittiriya Upanishad quote a hymn of the Sama Veda?
The Taittiriya Upanishad constitutes the Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Vallis (sections) of the Taittiriya Aranyaka of the Yajur Veda. The last of these is known as the Bhrigu Valli, and here is how it ...
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How can I trust that Vedas are available in their authentic form (yathaswaroop)
I have heard and experienced that many literature books of Hinduism are altered/manipulated by non-authors and selfish persons, this is one example regarding manu-smriti(that I also have experienced). ...
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What one should do while eating a food?
There is great ask about what should we eat? But I was always strugling how should one eat his food, sitting and thinking while eating a food. I see on my self that I don't respect food as much as I ...
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Why is Samaveda considered inauspicious
I have read in manu-smriti that the yajurveda is ment for humans rigveda is for devtas (gods and demigods) and samveda is for pitrigana's(ancestral spirits).
So if samgayan (chanting of samveda) is ...
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